Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh once assured Maine’s senior senator he’d respect legal precedent – until he didn’t.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View from Here: Revolution on Bastille Day?
The pandemic has overshadowed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but it could also affect the outcome.
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Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Where is Sen. Collins’ backbone?
Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins sweetly smiles for a photographer as she shakes hands with Donald Trump. She’s a fan and a sycophant who didn’t have the courage to join him in Guilford during his tour of Puritan Medical Products. Her excuse? She was working in Washington and had visited the plant the previous week. […]
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Collins criticized for Kavanaugh vote after Supreme Court ruling protecting gay, transgender workers
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon tweets that Collins ‘will continue to be a reliable vote for Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ nominees’ due to her support for the newest justice.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: Maine seniors in nursing homes need better protection from COVID
I’ve pursued steps such as universal testing, better access to PPE for front-line workers and policies enabling telehealth.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine senators must reject Trump consumer safety nominee
Confirming Nancy Beck would leave us all – especially firefighters and children – in danger of exposure to dangerous chemicals in our products.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
Auburn mayor: Gideon, Mills administration dragging their feet on delivering COVID aid
Contrary to the Maine House speaker’s recent column, Sen. Collins is working to provide more funding and more flexibility.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Revamped emergency loan program remains a short-term fix
Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program extend deadlines and loosen restrictions, but they still offer no solution to long-term revenue shortfalls.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests
Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists ‘many things wrong’ and Sen. Collins says Trump’s use of force against D.C. protesters wasn’t justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine
The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice. Mills added more pointed criticism at a news conference in which she said the country needs leadership, ‘not more hatred and more division.’